Gbinije, Richardson Earn All-ACC Honors

Graduate student Michael Gbinije, a guard, and freshmen forward Malachi Richardson earned Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) All-ACC honors it was announced on Sunday. Gbinije was named to the All-ACC Defensive Team and second-team All-ACC, while Richardson was selected to the All-ACC Freshman Team.

Gbinije has started all 31 games and scored in double digits in each of them this season for Syracuse. He leads the club in scoring (17.6), assist (4.5), steal (2.0), 3-point (2.6) and minutes-played (37.8) averages. His 31-game streak of double-digit scoring ranks sixth on Syracuse's single-season list. The program record is owned by John Wallace, who had 38 in 1995-96. During the course of the current season, Gbinije became the 60th Syracuse player to accumulate 1,000 career points.

Richardson has also been with the first unit in all 31 games to date for the Orange. He's averaged 13.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 34.2 minutes per game. Richardson ranks third on the club in 3-point baskets (66).

2015-16 ACSMA All-ACC

ACC Player of the Year: Malcolm Brogdon, Sr. Virginia
ACC Freshman of the Year: Brandon Ingram, Duke
ACC Coach of the Year: Jim Larranaga, Miami
ACC Defensive Player of the Year: Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., Virginia
ACC Most Improved Player: Jaron Blossomgame, Jr., Clemson
ACC Sixth Man of the Year: Isaiah Hicks, Jr., North Carolina

First-Team All-ACC	School	Class	1st-Place	Points
Brice Johnson	North Carolina	Sr.	51	255
Malcolm Brogdon	Virginia	Sr.	51	255
Cat Barber	NC State	Jr.	48	249
Grayson Allen	Duke	So.	47	247
Jaron Blossomgame	Clemson	Jr.	32	213

Second-Team All-ACC	School	Class	1st-Place	Points
Michael Gbinije	Syracuse	Gr.	8	155
Sheldon McClellan	Miami	Sr.	6	136
Demetrius Jackson	Notre Dame	Jr.	3	130
Brandon Ingram	Duke	Fr.	4	129
Damion Lee	Louisville	Sr.	1	90

Third-Team All-ACC	School	Class	Points
Marcus Georges-Hunt	Georgia Tech	Sr.	76
Anthony Gill	Virginia	Sr.	70
Zach Auguste	Notre Dame	Sr.	45
Michael Young	Pittsburgh	Jr.	37
Angel Rodriguez	Miami	Sr.	35

Honorable Mention: Justin Jackson, North Carolina; Tonye Jekiri, Miami, Zach LeDay, Virginia Tech; Chinanu Onuaku, Louisville; Marcus Paige, North Carolina; London Perrantes, Virginia, Devin Thomas, Wake Forest

All-ACC Freshman	School	Points
Brandon Ingram	Duke	51
Dwayne Bacon	Florida State	50
Malik Beasley	Florida State	49
Malachi Richardson	Syracuse	34
Bryant Crawford	Wake Forest	28

All-ACC Defensive	School	Class	Points
Malcolm Brogdon	Virginia	Sr.	49
Tonye Jekiri	Miami	Sr.	39
Michael Gbinije	Syracuse	Gr.	36
Landry Nnoko	Clemson	Sr.	30
Chinanu Onuaku	Louisville	So.	27

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Players Mentioned

Michael Gbinije

Malachi Richardson

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